that is quite a journey. i have done both the GAP and the C & O....am now looking at this one too for 2025...you guys provided some insight. I love your story how you got into biking and the fact that you guys are SO resilient. thanks for sharing....come do the Ohio Towpath or OTET in Ohio sometime....

I have a 2010 (I think?) Disk Trucker I got secondhand after a car twisted my 35 year old Raleigh Randonneur into scrap. I don't know how it differs from the LHT but it's a great bike. I just wish it had more clearance for fatter tires.

Cringe

Great video. Me and hubby did a few years ago, but not the whole thing. When did you go, what month?

Guaranteed ,in winter, a small amount of rain as the temperature approaches freezing will turn that cobblestone street into a sheet of ice that even salt trucks would find kit almost impossible to climb. I wouldn't want to be a mailman on that street.

You need to pull on the handlebars every time you pedal Neither of you look like experienced cyclists lol So you're not likely to make it

Thank u.Loved video. Beautiful scenery 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

You guys were right in my backyard for this one! I've never been that far north on the trail though. Been a weird summer for cycling for me in a way. A lot of the cycling channels I watch don't seem to be posting as much as in summer 2023-wonder why. I guess we all have busy lives don't we?

❤the video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Might as well not be wearing a helmet if you've got it that loose.

Did that brooks saddle come with it?

I love your enthusiasm. Best of luck on your future adventures.

I’m from Pittsburgh. There are about 10 others in the area almost as steep.

Had a LHT, have a new DT, planning on some epic autumn rides.

frame size of it?

You got this Dave! I’m proud of you and believe in you!!! And you got the best cheerleaders you can ask for!!!

Without doing extensive research I know El Paso Florentino street in Mexico City has a total incline of almost 45 degrees. It is most definitely steeper than Canton Ave, and yes Mexico is in America. On a recent trip to Cusco, Peru I could swear some streets were even steeper, but then again I'm getting old.

Addiction is real

Ty for seeing Shreveport home of my birth!

Pepsi is definitely better than Coke

Watching Drew Binsky's video LA's most Dangerous Hood and I was like I have seen this Heidi before somewhere. Then I remembered watching you ride a bike on the gap trail and it was you at the midnight mission! stay positive good work!

Great video. I am thinking of doing this trip. From what I can tell........if I can maintain 10 mph I should be able to complete this in two days.

I can't take it any longer good bye

Congratulations, were are you from?

There is a street in CT, which approaches 35% grade on the right-side. Short but sweet.

I live only 5 min from shenango

You can’t sit down and climb it. You have to stand like your husband.

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My gf and I just recently bought bikes and started riding after many years. I stumbled upon your channel and have to say your enthusiasm and attitude are infectious. Great vid!!! Safe travels on all your adventures!!!

That height was crazy as hell

Love the sound of a 2 stroke on pipe, always followed by the strange thumping sound.

The trick is to zig-zag across the entire road width until the top. It makes the climb much longer but at a much more gradual incline.

Heidi 💪💯🌹

Found you guys while looking for C&O/GAP trail videos. Really love your "Can-Do" attitude! I'm building a touring bike (we'll two actually, I have a wife) from a Surly Disc Trucker frame, and I would be very interested in what you use for you gear (Panniers, Racks, Bags etc.). I also think that might make a nice video. GOD Bless!

arkansas has got street like that- just as steep

She hit the bricks.

I just rode some, have a cabin by oil City;) you two have good energy. Lol. Never out of breath.

Thanks for the info very helpful god bless you!

Have you taken it touring? That's what it's built for

Looks like one sweet ride. Sweet Train.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary👏🎉❤️Love your videos

Happy Anniversary.. Are you guys coming to Lake Erie Cyclefest this year?

Happy anniversary. Nice to see you again. Looks like a good time.

Ohio is great for long tours. You can go from Cincinnati all the way to Erie, PA on the paths. Same here....I used to do 60 miles a day, but old age and bad hips have creeped in.

Which parking lot did yous start at? I thought I’ve done the whole thing 3 times but didn’t recognize your starting point! Is there more?! 🤯I start where trail ends at bottom of curved hill at the corner of Hudson and Judson Rd’s in Hudson. Training for Gap/ C&O Canal there. Love your Vids!

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Are you teachers?

In Windsor I highly recommend Katy’s Cabins.

Until the trail from Brockton to Sherman is improved, I would recommend an altogether different, more direct route to Spartanburg or Titusville. I’ve ridden some of that rail trail in New York on my mt bike and bailed out for similar reasons. For future cyclists planning this route I would suggest Erie to Harborcreek Pa then onto Sherman NY. Or Erie to Union City PA to Titusville. Heading south from Erie can be busy until you get south of I 90. Plenty of nice quiet paved roads from there. Just a little bit of local knowledge from someone who rides this region almost every day. Yin’s are way tougher than me to conquer some of that terrain with all that gear!